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Is prebuildify safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged prebuildify v6.0.1 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 75/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

prebuildify Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • •Can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • →This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add prebuildify to automatically apply these checks before installation.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

prebuildify Capabilities & Permissions

What prebuildify can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/usr/ (r)/etc/ (rw).env (rw)package.json (rw)

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

PREBUILD_ARCHPREBUILD_ARMVPREBUILD_LIBCPREBUILD_NODE_GYPPREBUILD_PLATFORMPREBUILD_SHELLPREBUILD_STRIPPREBUILD_STRIP_BINPREBUILD_UV

AGENTS.md for prebuildify

Good instructions lead to good results. brin adds prebuildify documentation to your AGENTS.md so your agent knows how to use it properly—improving both safety and performance.

brin init

Vercel's research: 100% accuracy with AGENTS.md vs 53% without →

prebuildify Documentation & Source Code

For the full prebuildify README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

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Frequently asked questions about prebuildify safety

Weekly Downloads

803.6K

Version

6.0.1

License

MIT

Last Scanned

Feb 1, 2026

Trust Score

75/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: PREBUILD_ARCH, PREBUILD_ARMV, PREBUILD_LIBC...